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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO.330,825, dated November17, 1885.

Application filed September 16, 1885. Serial No. 177,237. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat I, ARTHUR W. DRIGGs,-a citizen of the United States,anda resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stock and FreightCars, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates toimprovements in stock and freight cars; and itconsists in anovel construction and arrangement of the ends of the car,the trucks for the wheels at said ends, and the platform or frame towhich the trucks are pivotally secured.

The object of my invention is to dispense with the system ofrunning-gear for freight and stock cars now in use, and to mount eachcar upon four large wheels, two being at each end, set into recessesprovided in the ends .of the car and mounted upon frames, and secured tothe car in such manner that the floor of the car is brought below theline of the axles, that the car may readily and without danger be movedover curves, that the usual methods of coupling cars may be pursued,that one truck may be discarded and another substituted with but slightloss of time, that the strain on the ends of car is equally distributedas far as possible throughout the structure, that in case of collisionor jamming the collapsing of the cars as far as possible may beprevented, that the swinging lateral and rocking motion incident to thecars now in use is reduced to a minimum, with the consequent saving ofwear and tear on the cars and track, and that the structure as a wholeshall be durable, practicable, and easily handled.

There are numerous advantages in employing large wheels at the ends ofthe car in lieu of the customary four-wheeled trucks, such as reducedfriction, increased speed, diminished liability of derailment, 850.

The particular arrangement and construction of the parts composing theinvention will be understood from the detailed description hereinafterpresented, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure l is a side elevation of one end of a car embodying theinvention. Fig. 2 is afront View of same, and Fig. 3 is a bottom View.

In the drawings, A designates the car, which is recessed, as at B, toreceive the truck D and wheels E withinthe vertical plane of the end ofthe roof F, in order that the wheels of the' separate cars of a trainwill not interfere with,

each other, that the structure may be compact, and the tendency of thecar to swing or rock be obviated as far as practicable. The ends of thecar being exact counterparts of each other, but one is shown in thedrawings, that being sufficient to fully illustrate the invention. therecess B, and are connected by the crosspieces 0 c, forming a platform,beyond which the beams 12 19 project a suitable distance and receivebetween them the coupling G. The truck-frame is pivoted above to thebeam H and below to the beams b b, and it consists of the rectangularframe I, having dependent arms J K, passing downward, respectively, oneach side'of the wheels E, the arms K being connected at their lower endby the cross-bar L, and inclosing the standards M, which are connectedat their upper end by the cross bar N and at their lower end by thecross-bar O. The frame, composed of the standards M and cross-bars N O,is adapted to have a vertical adjustment, and rests upon the springs P,secured to the cross-bar L. The axle Q for the wheels E extends throughways provided in the standards M and arms K, the ends of the axlebeing'journaled in the lower ends of the arms J. Below the crossbar L issuspended on bolts R a plate, S, of suitable dimensions, which may bemoved upward against and caused to firmly clasp the under side of thebeams b when the latter are in position between said plate and thecross-bar L. The upper ends of the bolts R are connected by bars T, andare encompassed between said bars T and the cross-bar Lby springs V.Suitable nuts, W, are supplied upon the lower ends of the bolts R,whereby the plate S may be caused to approach or recede from thecross-bar L. Upon each side of the beams b are secured plates or washersX, against which the crossbar L and plate S are brought to bear by thebolts R, as shown.

The truck-frame above described, with its wheels, is secured in positionby the pin d, passing downward from the roof of the car through the beamH and cross-bar N, and by the pin 6, extending through the cross-bar L,

The floor-beams a a and b 11 extend into washers X, coupling G, andplate S. The pins d e are in line with each other and operate as apivotupon which the truck-frame may have a given amount of movement.

5 Upon the upper side of the cross-bar N, at the point where the pin dpasses through it, will preferably be provided a washer, f, and uponopposite sides of this cross-bar at said point are plates 9 h, havinginwardly-project- [0 ing ears '5, connected by a vertical pin, j, towhich the upper ends of the brace-rods m are attached, the lower ends ofsaid rods being firmly secured to the front corners of the platformformed by the ends of the beams a b and r 5 cross-pieces c.

The ends of the car are strengthened by brace-rods 01, passing from thelower corners of the car to the upper outer ends of the recesses B.

In the construction above described I have :0 particularly designed,among other objects, to produce a strong durable car, in which the bodythereof may be brought near the track and supported by four large wheelswithout jeopardizing the safety of the car, but tending to prevent anyswinging motion in the same, and adding to the comfort of the stockcarried therein.

The doors for the entrance to and exit from the car will be on the sidesthereof in the usual 0 location.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The car having the recesses B formed in its ends, and the floor-beamsextending into 5 said recesses, combined with the truck-frame,

and large wheels located within the recess at each end of the car andpivoted above to the beam H, forming a rigid part of the car, and belowto the said floor-beams, substantially as and for the purposesdescribed.

2. The car having the recesses B formed in' its ends and the floor-beamsextending into said recesses, combined with the trucks and large wheelslocated and pivotally secured above and below within said recesses,thelower portion of the trucks being provided with the clamping-plate Sand bolts R, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. The car having the recesses B formed in its ends, and the floor-beamsextending into said recesses, combined with the trucks located andpivotally secured above and below within said recesses, the truck-frameconsisting of the rectangular frame I, arms J K, cross-bar L, standardsM, cross-bars N O, and clampingplate S, substantially as set forth.

4. The car having formed in each end the recess B, braced by the rods nn, in combination with the trucks (with large wheels) lo-- cated andpivotally secured above and below within said recesses, and thebrace-rods m, substantially as set forth.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,this 14th day of September, A. D. 1885.

ARTHUR W. BRIGGS.

Witnesses:

CHAS. G. GILL, EDWARD WoLFF.

